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Laboratory Facilities in Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering Discipline has 10 dedicated laboratories equipped with modern lab equipment, multimedia projectors, computer and white board facilities with adequate seating capacity.

Laboratory Facilities in Civil Engineering Program

Sl No. Type of Space Name &Seating Capacity No. and Location of Rooms
1. Dedicated CE Laboratory Rooms Practical Surveying Lab x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 B-203
Workshop Lab 50 B-102
Structure Mechanics Lab & Materials Lab 50 B-103
Transportation Engineering Lab 50 B-105
Geotechnical Engineering Lab 50 B-107
Fluid Mechanics Lab 30 111-A
Open Channel Flow Lab 30 111-B
Engineering Drawing Lab 45 210
Environmental Engineering Lab 30 211
Computer Lab 44 212

Write some of the salient features of your Laboratories: (like super laboratories / embedded laboratories / what they practically learn that may help them in the job fields later etc.)

   i) Laboratory activities

Since, an engineer will have to address the challenges of new millennium and to excel them at international level, the department provides a broad laboratory support for the students, which will ensure the necessary breadth and depth of knowledge on diverse civil engineering fields.

  1. Sophisticated and contemporary programming, drafting, and design software in the super computer lab (e.g., MatLab, C/C++ programming, ETABS, AutoCAD, GIS, ANSIS, STAAD.Pro, ABAQUS etc.).
  2. Well operational Engineering Drawing lab to learn and become familiar with practical drawing in real life.
  3. Structural Mechanics & Engineering Materials lab for determining Strength & properties of different engineering materials and components.
  4. Basic Environmental Engineering lab for measuring the quality of surface water and groundwater.
  5. Transportation Engineering lab for measuring properties of pavement materials & road design parameters.
  6. Geotechnical Engineering lab for measuring different types of soil properties and subsurface investigation.
  7. Fluid Mechanics and Open Channel Flow lab for investigating different Fluid Flow & Channel properties.
  8. Workshop lab for performing carpentry, machine & welding related works of wood & metal.
  9. Practical Surveying lab for learning modern surveying instruments, tools & techniques in field and their application in CE projects in real life.

Structural Mechanics Lab

Tests performed:

  1. Tension Test of Mild Steel.
  2. Compression Test of Timber Specimen.
  3. Test of Helical Spring
  4. Hardness Test of Metal Specimen.
  5. Buckling Test of Cylinder Column.
  6. Static Bending Test of Timber Beam.
  7. Impact Test of Metal Specimen etc.

Engineering Materials Lab

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Tests performed:

  1. Determination of Normal Consistency of Cement with Vicat’s Apparatus.
  2. Determination of Initial Setting Time of Cement with Vicat’s Apparatus.
  3. Test of Direct Compressive Strength of Cement Mortar.
  4. Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregate.
  5. Specific Gravity and Absorption Capacity of Fine Aggregate.
  6. Specific Gravity and Absorption Capacity of Coarse Aggregate.
  7. Determination of Unit Weight and Voids of Aggregate.
  8. Resistance of Degradation of Small Size Coarse Aggregate by Absorption and Impact of the Los Angeles Machine.
  9. The Slump Test of Hydraulic Cement Concrete.
  10. Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens and Cubes.
  11. Compressive Strength Test on Bricks.
  12. Water Absorption Test on Bricks etc.

Transportation Engineering Lab

Tests performed:

Testing of Aggregate:

  1. Determination of Aggregate Impact Value.
  2. Determination of Aggregate Crushing Value.
  3. Determination of Ten Percent Fines Value.
  4. Determination of Flakiness Index
  5. Determination of Elongation Index.
  6. Determination of Angularity Number.

Testing of Bituminous Materials:

  1. Specific Gravity of Semi-Solid Bituminous Material
  2. Loss on Heating of Oil and Asphaltic Compounds.
  3. Softening Point of Bituminous Materials.
  4. Solubility of Bituminous Materials.
  5. Ductility of Bituminous Materials etc.

Environment Engineering Lab

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Tests performed:

  1. Determination of PH of Water.
  2. Determination of TDS of Water.
  3. Determination of CO
  4. Determination of Alkalinity of Water.
  5. Determination of Hardness of Water.
  6. Determination of Arsenic Concentration of Water.
  7. Determination of BOD & COD etc.

Geotechnical Engineering Lab

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Tests performed:

  1. Determination of Specific Gravity of Soil.
  2. Determination of Moisture Content of Soil.
  3. Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregate.
  4. Atterberg Limit.
  5. Unconfined Compression Test.
  6. Direct Shear Test.
  7. Consolidation Test
  8. Permeability Test etc.

Fluid Mechanics Lab

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Tests performed:

  1. Centre of Pressure.
  2. Flow through Venturimeter.
  3. Bernoulli’s theorem.
  4. Flow through an Orifice.
  5. Flow through an External Cylindrical Mouthpiece.
  6. Flow over a Sharp Crested Rectangular Weir.
  7. Flow over a V-Notch etc.

Open Channel Flow Lab

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Tests performed:

  1. Determination of State of Flow In Open Channel.
  2. Flow over a Broad Crested Weir.
  3. Flow through a Venturi Flume.
  4. Flow through a Parshall Flume.
  5. Flow beneath a Sluice Gate.
  6. Hydraulic Jump.
  7. Development of Generalized Specific Energy and Specific Force Curves etc.

Workshop Lab

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Tests performed:

  1. Wood Joints & Wood Related Works
  2. Metal Welding Joints
  3. Nut & Bolt Making
  4. Thread Cutting & Drill Pressing etc.

Practical Surveying Lab

Tests performed:

  1. Chaining
  2. Traversing
  3. Plane Table Surveying
  4. Rise & Fall Method
  5. Trench Plan for House Setting
  6. Height & Distance
  7. Curve-setting etc.